Summary
Der Brennende Acker is a German film first released in 1922,
directed by F.W. Murnau.
The film stars Eugen Klöpfer, Vladimir Gajdarov, Werner Krauss, Eduard von Winterstein and Stella Arbenina.
It has also been released under the title: Burning Soil.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: F.W. Murnau
- Script: Willy Haas, Arthur Rosen, Thea von Harbou
- Photo: Karl Freund, Fritz Arno Wagner
- Music: Alexander Schirmann
- Cast: Eugen Klöpfer (Peter Rog), Vladimir Gajdarov (Johannes Rog), Werner Krauss (Der alte Rog), Eduard von Winterstein (Graf Rudenburg), Stella Arbenina (Helga, Rudenburgs zweite Frau), Lya De Putti (Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter), Alfred Abel (Ludwig von Lellewel), Grete Diercks (Maria), Olga Engl, Elsa Wagner (Magda), Emilia Unda (Alte Magd), Leonie Taliansky (Gerdas Zofe), Albert Patry, Magnus Stifter, Hellmuth Bergmann (Kutscher), Hans Bernecker, Gustav Botz (Professor Butkin), Harry Frank, Leonhard Haskel (Pferdehändler), Georg John (Großknecht), Adolf Klein, Emilie Kurz, Robert Leffler (Diener), Rolf Prasch, Eugen Rex (Ackerkäufer)
- Country: Germany
- Language: German
- Runtime: 110 min
- Aka: Burning Soil
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